By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — “Missing Millions” is a 1922 silent film with a darkly prescient title — like the vast majority from that era, the movie all but vanished in the ensuing century, survived mostly by lobby cards. The cards, scarcely bigger than letter paper, promoted the cinematic romances, comedies
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Danquah Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A new food delivery concept is creating a lot of confusion for customers and business owners here in Nashville. Owners said the new concept is causing them to miss out on profits, and customers are also losing. For example, when you
Continue ReadingBy Kiely Westhoff, Kristina Sgueglia and Ray Sanchez, CNN The city of Rochester, New York, has reached a $12 million settlement with the estate of Daniel Prude, who died in 2020 in police custody. Prude’s son sued the city in federal court for alleged gross negligence and wrongful death. “After more than two years, the
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Al menos 24 niños están entre las 36 personas que murieron en la masacre en un centro de cuidado infantil en el noreste de Tailandia. La masacre con armas y cuchillos ocurrió en la provincia de Nong Bua Lamphu, a unos 540 kilómetros (alrededor de 335 millas) al noreste de Bangkok. Tiroteo
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La policía estatal de Texas llegó a la escuela primaria Robb, en Uvalde, Texas, a los dos minutos de que un atacante entrara en la institución y comenzara su masacre en mayo pasado. Crimson Elizondo se ve con su uniforme del Departamento de Seguridad Pública (DPS) de Texas, con la pistola desenfundada,
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is once again lowering its projections for global economic growth in 2023. It is projecting world economic growth lower by $4 trillion through 2026. Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF, told an audience at Georgetown University on Thursday that “things are more
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two principal economists painted very different pictures Thursday of what the global economy will look like in the coming years. Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, told an audience at Georgetown University on Thursday that the IMF is once again lowering its projections for
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s new conservative government says it will push to abolish a gender equality ministry and create a new agency with broader responsibilities, one of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s campaign promises that roiled March’s hotly contested election. Prospects for his government’s plan to scrap the
Continue ReadingBy Hal Scheurich Click here for updates on this story DAPHNE, Alabama (WALA) — Daphne Police put out a warning to parents and students this week about a rise in the number of electronic vapes and e-cigarettes turning up in the schools. They’re showing up on school campuses more often than ever before. That’s reason
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press JetBlue’s $3.8 billion bid to buy Spirit Airlines is getting a boost. The deal has been endorsed by two firms that advise major investors on how to vote: Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis. Spirit shareholders are scheduled to vote on the JetBlue offer on Oct. 19. If shareholders vote yes,
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says his government doesn’t support building a new pipeline to pump natural gas between the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe despite the continent’s energy crisis. European Union countries have struggled during the war in Ukraine to find common ground on how to wean the bloc off
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says his government doesn’t support building a new pipeline to pump natural gas between the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe despite the continent’s energy crisis. European Union countries have struggled during the war in Ukraine to find common ground on how to wean the bloc off
Continue ReadingBy EDUARDO VERDUGO Associated Press SAN MIGUEL TOTOLAPAN, Mexico (AP) — A drug gang shot to death 20 people, including a mayor and his father, in the mountains of the southern Mexico state of Guerrero, officials said Thursday. Residents began burying the victims even as a video posted on social media showed men who identified
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon will hire 150,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees across its warehouses ahead of the holiday season. The announcement, made Thursday, shows the e-commerce behemoth is taking a less conservative approach to its holiday planning than Walmart, which said last month it would hire 40,000 U.S. workers for
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon will hire 150,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees across its warehouses ahead of the holiday season. The announcement, made Thursday, shows the e-commerce behemoth is taking a less conservative approach to its holiday planning than Walmart, which said last month it would hire 40,000
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates ticked down modestly this week after six straight weeks of gains pushed rates to heights not seen in more than a decade, before a crash in the housing market triggered the Great Recession in 2008. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates ticked down modestly this week after six straight weeks of gains pushed rates to heights not seen in more than a decade, before a crash in the housing market triggered the Great Recession in 2008. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE, MICHAEL CASEY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Homelessness is expected to be up when the federal government releases results from an annual count in coming months, the first full tally since the coronavirus pandemic began. Experts say that with the end of pandemic relief measures that kept many
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE, MICHAEL CASEY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Homelessness is expected to be up when the federal government releases results from an annual count in coming months, the first full tally since the coronavirus pandemic began. Experts say that with the end of pandemic relief measures that kept many
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE, MICHAEL CASEY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In California’s capital, massive tent encampments have risen along the American River and highway overpasses have become havens for homeless people, whose numbers have jumped a staggering nearly 70% over two years. Among the 9,300 without a home is Eric Santos,
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